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iPhone & iTouch 2.0 Software Update Due in June – Free For iPhone Users, iTouch Owners To Pay

By on Thursday, 6. March 2008

Few people don’t have an invariably hard-line stance concerning Apple’s software update policies, us included, and the up and coming 2.0 software update announced by Apple, which will be free to iPhone users but will hit iTouch users in the pocket (again) is sure to stoke the fires still further [...]

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Video – RoboSwift Sweepback Morphing Surveillance MAV Update

By on Thursday, 6. March 2008

Way back in August of last year we posted about the RoboSwift Surveillance Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) which, at that juncture, was yet to actually take to the skies but now it has and, by way of a brief update, we felt compelled to bring your this video of the [...]

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Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Crashes – Pilots Ejected

By on Sunday, 24. February 2008

Ordinarily we would not post about an aircraft crashing but when the aircraft happens to be a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber valued at a staggering $1.2 billion each its quite another matter – and we should stress that, happily, both pilots are reported as having ejected safely.

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Kodak Z1012IS EasyShare 12X Zoom 10MP Digital Camera Poised for Release

By on Thursday, 31. January 2008

Kodak are poised to release the latest addition in their EasyShare range in the form of the 10 megapixel Z1012IS EasyShare digital camera which boasts 12x optical zoom and optical image stabilisation in the first quarter of 2008.

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Biggest Selling Game of 2007 Confirmed – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

By on Monday, 28. January 2008

According to sales figures based on findings from the research firms NPD Group, Chart Track and the GFK Group, last years biggest selling computer game was not Bioshock or Halo 3 but Activision’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

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Apple MacBook Air Already in Stores, Will be Available This Tuesday

By on Sunday, 27. January 2008

Word on the grapevine is that Apple’s much anticipated MacBook Air is already in stores and is set for a Tuesday release.

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Best Buy Internal Leak - Sony PS3 80GB To Be Discontinued?

By on Sunday, 27. January 2008

Thanks to what’s purported to be a leaked internal letter sourced from a Best Buy employee it would seem that Sony’s 80GB Playstation console could be discontinued.

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FujiFilm FinePix S100FS 14.3X Zoom Digital Camera Expected in Japan Around February

By on Friday, 25. January 2008

Reports surfacing indicate that FujiFilm’s FinePix S100FS 14.3X Zoom Digital Camera is set for a February release in Japan.

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Hitachi Poised to Release DZ-BD90 60GB HHD HighDef Camcorder

By on Friday, 25. January 2008

News hitting the wire indicates that Hitachi are poised to release its new DZ-BD90 60GB HHD Camcorder.

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